Survey of Plasmodium spp. in Free-Ranging Neotropical Primates from the Brazilian Amazon Region impacted by Anthropogenic Actions

This study investigated Plasmodium spp. infection in free-ranging neotropical primates from Brazilian Amazon regions under the impact of major anthropogenic actions. Blood samples from 19 new world primates were collected and analyzed with microscopic and molecular procedures. The prevalence of Plas...

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Published in:	EcoHealth Vol. 10; no. 1; pp. 48 - 53
Main Authors:	Bueno, Marina G, Rohe, Fabio, Kirchgatter, Karin, Di Santi, Silvia M. F, Guimarães, Lilian O, Witte, Carmel L, Costa-Nascimento, Maria J, Toniolo, Christina R. C, Catão-Dias, José Luiz
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer-Verlag 01-03-2013 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Animal Ecology Animal populations Animals Anopheles - parasitology Anthropogenic factors blood Brazil - epidemiology Disease Reservoirs Economic change Ecosystems Endemic Diseases - statistics & numerical data Environmental Health Humans Infections Insect Vectors - parasitology Malaria - epidemiology Malaria - parasitology Malaria - transmission Medicine Medicine & Public Health Microbiology pathogens Plasmodium Plasmodium - isolation & purification Plasmodium - pathogenicity polymerase chain reaction Primate Diseases - epidemiology Primate Diseases - parasitology Primates Public Health Rainforests Short Communication surveys Tropical Climate tropics Water and Health Brazil Amazon Basin neotropical primates Brazil spp Amazon regions
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Summary:	This study investigated Plasmodium spp. infection in free-ranging neotropical primates from Brazilian Amazon regions under the impact of major anthropogenic actions. Blood samples from 19 new world primates were collected and analyzed with microscopic and molecular procedures. The prevalence of Plasmodium infection was 21.0% (4/19) and PCR positive samples were identified as P. brasilianum. Considering the social-economic changes that the Amazon is facing, the prevalence of P. brasilianum infection highlights the necessity to closely monitor the movement of both human and non-human primate populations, in order to mitigate pathogen exposure and the introduction of new agents into previously naïve areas.
Bibliography:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10393-012-0809-z ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	1612-9202 1612-9210
DOI:	10.1007/s10393-012-0809-z